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The DB project in Pembroke confirms the growing detachment of the Planning Authority from public sentiment and any notion of democratic planning

In a meeting where all participants, save the project’s consultants, urged the board to reject the project, the PA approved the construction of two 17-storey towers and a 12-storey hotel next to Pembroke’s residential area by margin of just one vote

The Planning Authority on Thursday approved by a whisker the controversial db Group project in Pembroke despite unprecedented opposition from local councils, re

Updated 10.50am with company statement  Captain Morgan has decided to suspend works on a pontoon at Balluta Bay following a week-long protest at the site.

A Maltese priest known for his decades of missionary work has died while COVID-19 positive in Brazil.  Brother Ġwann Xerri, a 74-year-old Dominican priest

Planning Directorate recommends approval of the dB Group City Centre project in Pembroke

The Planning Directorate has recommended the approval of the dB Group's City Centre project in Pembroke

Malta must denounce Israel’s actions – NGOs NGOs call on government to denounce Israel’s actions in the current Palestinian conflict 14 May 2021, 5:46pm by Nicole Meilak 26 NGOs have sent a letter to Malta’s Foreign Affairs Minister calling on government to denounce Israel’s actions in the current Palestinian conflict. “We should denounce Israel’s actions as they systematically and intentionally displace Palestinians with a view to make space for illegal Israeli settlers into Pal...

Reversing building rights acquired 16 years ago as a result of policy changes will result in hefty compensation claims, Aaron Farrugia has warned.  Addressing criticism that the Planning Authority was aiding the ‘uglification’ of towns through permits that allowed higher buildings, the Environment Minister said any policy intervention required a “mature” discussion. Farrugia was speaking on TVM’s Xtra, which also hosted Opposition environment spokesperson Robert Cutajar. A policy cha...

Manwel Dimech: 100 years of amnesia. And defiance 100 years after Dimech’s death in exile in Egypt, JAMES DEBONO examines his legacy in a country that was more willing to commemorate Prince Philip’s passing than the cruel repudiation of Malta’s first true democrat  27 April 2021, 7:28am by James Debono Manwel Dimech, the first Maltese political activist to advocate for women’s suffrage, the foundation of a Maltese republic, a welfare state, and official recognition of the Maltese lan...